Restoration Ecologist
Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG)
Mount Vernon/WAUSA
The Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group is a private non-profit organization dedicated to engaging our community in restoring wild salmon populations for future generations. The Restoration Ecologist is a full-time position with the SFEG responsible for assessing salmon habitat, permitting and designing restoration projects, managing project construction, and monitoring completed projects primarily in the Skagit and Samish River watersheds. This position requires excellent communication and organization skills because several projects are in progress at the same time, are at different stages of completion, and demand multiple tasks. While there will continue to be restoration projects removing invasive plants and anadromous barriers such as old culvert pipes, it is envisioned that the Restoration Ecologist will plan, design, acquire funds, and construct more complex projects such as re-connecting river side channels and estuary restoration. The incumbent is supervised by the Executive Director and supervises a group of Restoration Technicians. Funding for this position beyond the first two years will be largely dependent upon the incumbent’s ability to generate project funds by writing successful grant proposals. The applicant must possess a Master’s Degree in ecology, conservation biology, fisheries biology, or closely related fields such geomorphology, hydrology, and estuarine/nearshore systems; or have at least two years work experience demonstrating a scientific knowledge of salmon life histories and their ecological requirements.
Applications must include a cover letter, resume and at least three references. Completed applications must be received by noon on Friday, September 25, 2009.
SFEG
Attn: Restoration Ecologist Position
P.O. Box 2497
Mount Vernon, WA 98273.
